Recent Episodes

Being frugal is a key in ‘buy low, sell high,’ so do the best you can start on a frugal plan. And if you can maintain that plan well into business maturity, even better.

Simple. Basic. Necessary. Do it. Develop a business plan.

Blocking off time is a great way to isolate yourself to get things done, but you have to be sure you can be available in that blocked time.

People will stick with a company longer and spend more money with them to reach the next milestone in a loyalty program. It makes people willingly play vanity against consumer business sense.

It is not about finding shortcuts or corners to cut. You should look for as many advantages to promote your business that will give you an edge that is ethical.

Know the difference between a gift given to you to put towards your business and a loan that must be paid based on defined terms and conditions.

As a history buff, I know a lot about things that happened before I was born because someone took the time to document the events in hopes future generations can learn and grow. As a businessperson, be a student of other’s history of progress so that you too can learn from the past to help you progress toward a more lucrative future.

When you’re not working on your business, you’re not working on your business. But there are times when the best thing you can do for yourself and your business is to not work on your business and be unreachable for a while.

Getting a new business off the ground is hard. Keeping an existing company going is hard. If the company you call your own is not taking care of you as you would like, you should consider going out to get a job working for someone else.

All job seekers know that a typical job description as written is supposed to disqualify as many applicants as possible. All employees also know that ‘other duties as assigned’ is a back door for abuse through piling on unrelated work as any boss can declare as ‘necessary.’